Rivers from Around the World
A collection of rivers from around the world. Evergreen trees and a touch of low cloud over Capilano River in North Vancouver, Canada. The snaky Horseshoe Bend in Utah, USA. […]
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Traemore, a Windswept Beach on the Donegal Peninsula in Ireland
September 25. from our drive on the Donegal Peninsula… From Marble Hill we carried on to the windswept sandy Traemore Beach. We made our way down a long sandy beach.The beach had […]
A Collection of Boats from Around the World
A collection of boats from around the world. A boat designed to carry barrels of port down the river in Oporto, Portugal. Snorkelling at Koh Rok with a traditional Thai long-tail boat in […]
Xochimilco, a Vibrant Floating Festival
Xochimilco is the most fun you can have at a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Formerly the floating gardens of the Aztecs, it is now a festival at its liveliest on […]
Boats in the Mekong River
Going down the Mekong on a variety of boats, passing an interesting variety of boats, big and small. There is a fascinating floating market in Can Tho on the Mekong […]
Tenby’s Pastel Waterfront, Wales
Tenby in Wales has rows of pastel houses all along its waterfront. Tenby has a ‘tidal’ harbour which I always find very bizarre-looking when the tide is out – all […]
Scenery Along Spain’s Western Coast near Fisterra
October 5th: an afternoon drive Some snapshots of the scenery along the Spain’s western coastal route between Muros and Fisterra (aka ‘The End of the Earth’). Small towns with a […]
Arriving at the Village at the End of the Lake
We were headed towards the weekly market at a village at the end of Inle Lake and arrived to a boat traffic jam, filled with mostly locals and not tourists, just as […]
Floating Market in Can Tho on the Mekong River
The floating market in Can Tho is pandemonium – large boats (wholesalers) selling large quantities of various types of produce to smaller boats (retailers) who later go down various tributaries […]
Sailing into an Vietnamese Painting
Cruising Halong Bay in Vietnam is like sailing into an Asian painting, complete with whimsical boats and karst rock formations jutting up out of the blue-green waters. More photos of […]
